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<DIV>CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Proposal Submission Deadline: September 3, 2010<BR>Discovery of Geospatial Resources: Methodologies, Technologies, and Emergent Applications<BR>A book edited by Dr. Laura Díaz, Dr. Carlos Granell and Dr. Joaquín Huerta<BR>University Jaume I of Castellón, Spain<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Published by IGI Global:<BR><A href="http://igi-global.com/AuthorsEditors/AuthorEditorResources/CallForBookChapters/CallForChapterDetails.aspx?CallForContentId=07666697-b6d4-460a-91bc-c135d6d77f19" target=_blank>http://igi-global.com/AuthorsEditors/AuthorEditorResources/CallForBookChapters/CallForChapterDetails.aspx?CallForContentId=07666697-b6d4-460a-91bc-c135d6d77f19</A><BR><BR>Introduction<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Information Systems built using standard-based distributed services have become the
default computing paradigm adopted by the geospatial community to build Geospatial Information Infrastructures. This has increased the number of data resources, services and applications deployed in these infrastructures. Although these standard-based services and components increase interoperability the distribution of these resources make the task of discovery complex and arduous. There are many aspects to consider in order to improve the discovery of geospatial resources. First of all how to describe the resources, regarding which metadata elements, annotations or user tags and which formats to use to represent these descriptions. Second where to store these descriptions in terms of using catalogues services, registries or other distributed storages. Other aspects to consider are when the resource descriptions are created and /or modified and the mechanisms and engines to query and search. The efficiency of discovery is determinant to deploy
successful applications in distributed environments where standard-based components allow users to share and reuse resources more effectively. Therefore advantages of standard services and components, geospatial infrastructures discovery methodologies and other technologies should be investigated.<BR><BR>Objective of the Book<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals who want to improve the understanding of geospatial discovery methodologies and technologies, that is, giving a complete overview of common problems and solutions to generate resource descriptions, mechanisms to register and search geospatial resources. This will provide professionals, interested in the development of distributed geospatial applications, techniques to design and deploy geospatial resources in
Information Infrastructures to increase the interoperability and the visibility of these resources to maximize reusability.<BR><BR>Target Audience<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of geospatial information infrastructures, knowledge management and information integration in various disciplines, e.g. information and communication sciences, geospatial sciences like environment, urban planning, education and sociology and disaster management. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support decision makers concerned with the management of geospatial information.<BR><BR>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:<BR>? Geospatial Information Infrastructure<BR>? Geospatial Web Service Registry and Discovery<BR>? Geospatial Metadata for Data and
Services<BR>? Semantics, Formats, Tagging for Geospatial Resources Discovery<BR>? Classifications and Indexing of Geospatial Resources<BR>? Query Languages<BR>? User Interfaces for Geospatial Resources Discovery<BR>? Automatic Registration and Publication of Geospatial Resources<BR>? Automatic Extraction of metadata<BR>? Metadata for Integration and Composition of Geospatial Resources<BR>? Discovery and Integration of Geospatial Resources of VGI and Web 2.0 services<BR>? Discovery and Integration of Geospatial Resources of the Linked Data space<BR><BR>Submission Procedure<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 3, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his
or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by September 15, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 3, 2011. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.<BR><BR>Publisher<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ?Information Science Reference? (formerly Idea Group Reference), ?Medical Information Science Reference,? ?Business Science Reference,? and ?Engineering Science Reference? imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.<BR><BR>Important Dates<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>September
3, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline<BR>September 15, 2010: Notification of Acceptance<BR>January 3, 2011: Full Chapter Submission<BR>March 15, 2011: Review Results Returned<BR>May 15 2011: Final Chapter Submission<BR>July 1, 2011: Final Deadline<BR><BR>Editorial Advisory Board Members:<BR>TBD<BR><BR>Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:<BR>Dr. Laura Díaz<BR>Institute of New Imaging Technologies<BR>12071 UNIVERSITY JAUME I OF CATELLON<BR>Tel.: +34964729078 ? Fax: +34964729078<BR>E-mail: <A href="mailto:laura.diaz@uji.es" ymailto="mailto:laura.diaz@uji.es">laura.diaz@uji.es</A></DIV></div><br>
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